diff --git a/debian/templates/control.image.in b/debian/templates/control.image.in
index 60e64fd11..15702ceb3 100644
--- a/debian/templates/control.image.in
+++ b/debian/templates/control.image.in
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ Architecture: @arch@
 Section: base
 Priority: optional
 Provides: linux-image, linux-image-@major@
-Depends: initrd-tools (>= 0.1.78), coreutils | fileutils (>= 4.0), module-init-tools (>= 0.9.13)
+Depends: initrd-tools (>= 0.1.78), coreutils | fileutils (>= 4.0), module-init-tools (>= 0.9.13), e2fsprogs (>= 1.35-7) [amd64], palo [hppa], mkvmlinuz [powerpc]
 Conflicts: hotplug (<< 0.0.20040105-1)
-Suggests: aboot [alpha], lilo (>= 19.1) | grub [i386], fdutils, linux-doc-@version@ | linux-source-@version@
+Suggests: aboot [alpha], lilo (>= 19.1) | grub [amd64 i386], elilo [ia64], vmelilo [m68k], arcboot (>= 0.3.8) [mips], colo [mipsel], delo [mipsel], s390-tools [s390], silo [sparc], fdutils, linux-doc-@version@ | linux-source-@version@
+Recommends: irqbalance [i386]
 Description: Linux kernel @version@ image on @flavour@
  This package provides the binary image and pre-built loadable modules of
  Linux kernel @version@ for @flavour@-class processors.